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2. P3,721.00 as reimbursement of medical expenses; and
3. 10% of the amounts awarded as attorney's fees.
SO ORDERED.[11]
Respondents moved to reconsider, but the NLRC stood its ground.
Ruling of the Court of Appeals
In a Petition for Certiorari[12] filed with the CA and docketed therein as CAG.R. SP No.
124685, respondents sought to set aside the above NLRC Decision and thus reinstate
that of the Labor Arbiter's, arguing mainly that petitioner's illness is not compensable,
and consequently, he is not entitled to his other money claims.
Meanwhile, on July 17, 2012, respondents paid petitioner the amount of the judgment
award - or the sum of P2,702,766.00. In return, petitioner was made to sign a
Conditional Satisfaction of Judgment (All Without Prejudice to the Pending Petition for
Certiorari in the Court of Appeals),[13] Receipt of Payment,[14] and Affidavit[15] - which
were duly filed with the NLRC and CA. The Conditional Satisfaction of Judgment states,
in part:
1. x x x. That payment is hereby made to complainant only to
prevent imminent execution that this Honorable Office and the
complainant are undertaking.
2. xxxx
3. That by virtue of said conditional payment of the judgment award x x x,
herein complainant will no longer pursue the execution proceedings he
initiated by virtue of the judgment x x x.
4. That this Conditional Satisfaction of Judgment is without prejudice to
herein respondents’ Petition for Certiorari pending with the Court of Appeals
docketed as CA GR SP No. 124685 x x x; and this Conditional Satisfaction
of Judgment is being made only to prevent imminent execution being
undertaken by this Honorable office and complainant.
5. That Complainant understands that in case of reversal and/or
modification x x x by the Court of Appeals and/or the Supreme
Court, he shall return whatever is due and owing to
shipowners/manning agents without need of further demand.[16]
(Emphasis in the original)
On the other hand, the Affidavit essentially states:
3. x x x. That I understand this . payment is being made by the
shipowners/manning agents to me only to prevent further execution
proceedings that I have initiated with the National Labor Relations
Commission (NLRC);
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